Mocha-Chip Cheesecake Bars

Happy Monday! I hope you have the day off today and are able to spend the day relaxing or doing something you love. I’m taking the husky to get fixed and my husband is 100% convinced that I’ll spend the entire day sitting in the vet office, biting my nails and waiting for her surgery to be over.

I will actually probably spend the day stuffing my face because I tend to do that when I’m worried. Good thing I have these Mocha-Chip Cheesecake Bars in the fridge, huh?

I made this over the weekend because my husband had 24 hour duty and I do what I always do when he’s gone for 24 hours: sit on my butt and watch a marathon of whatever show I’m currently into. I took time away from that important stuff to make these so it looked like I actually did something.

I really, really love cheesecake and cheesecake is even better when it’s baked in bars instead of a fussy water bath. These bars have a delicious oat crust and crumble. Then the cheesecake itself is coffee flavored with mini chocolate chips. It’s good, really good.

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Yield: about 48 servings

Mocha-Chip Cheesecake Bars

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from Pillsbury

Cook Time 40 minutes

Additional Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 3 packages, 8 ounces each cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350F. Grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan, 15 ½x10 ½x1 inch, with shortening or spray with cooking spray. Beat flour, oats, brown sugar, butter, 1 teaspoon coffee (dry), the salt and baking soda in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until crumbly. Press about 4 cups of the mixture in pan; reserve remaining crumb mixture.
2. Beat remaining ingredients except chocolate chips in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Stir in ½ cup of the chocolate chips. Spread over crust. Stir remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips into remaining crumb mixture. Sprinkle over cream cheese mixture; press lightly.
3. Bake 32 to 40 minutes or until center is set and topping is light golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until chilled. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

48

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 117Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 74mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g

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